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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917.304931 EAN: 9780792253228 Edition: 5 ISBN: 0792253221 Label: National Geographic Manufacturer: National Geographic Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: February 21, 2006 Publisher: National Geographic Release Date: February 21, 2006 Studio: National Geographic Editorial Review: Product Description: Featuring 80 all new maps and more than 350 photos, this guide is the most comprehensive, up-to-the-minute book of its kind on the market today. A perennial favorite with almost a million copies sold in previous editions, it reflects National Geographic's century-long association with America's national parks system and its peerless reputation for travel expertise and cartographic excellence. The book opens with an essay by Yellowstone authority Paul Schullery, and an introduction to the guide with a locator map showing all 58 of these American treasures (including the newest, South Carolina's Congree National Park). Next, the parks are presented alphabetically region-by-region, with individual maps and geographical profiles of each. These colorfully illustrated descriptions offer tours tailored to the time available, whether it's an hour or a week, and tell visitors the best spots to enjoy hikes, spectacular vistas, wildlife and more. Itineraries and directions, special activities and advisories, and suggestions of hotels and campgrounds are provided, along with scores of ideas for excursions to nearby wildlife refuges, monuments, and other nature areas of exceptional interest—140 in all. From planning a trip to making the most of every minute, here's all the information anyone could want on the scenic national parks plus invaluable recommendations and advice from the National Geographic writers who know them well. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - a good book for travelersI am a traveling lover, but not professional traveler (why should I?). I do not have enough time to make deep research before each trip, and I hardly have days and nights to explore every corner of those beautiful national parks. This book gives me a good executive summary and a practical guide to arrange my itinerary. It is pretty reliable. Anyway, my purpose traveling to national parks is for pleasure, but not for making a map. :-) Rating:  - National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Ed. (National Geographic Guide to the National Parks oThis is an excellent reference and is a good guide to points of interest and gives enough information to research each National Park represented. The book doesn't cover every Park , but those that it does it does well. An excellent reference. Rating: - excellent value for moneyGOt the book within a weeika nd it was in excellent new condition as mentioned in the produce details. Very satisfied. Rating: - Great Reference Book for the National ParksWe just purchased our first motor home and received a nationally known camping guide as a gift. After looking through it, I realized I needed more information on the National Parks. This book is fantastic. It tells you what you need BEFORE you make a reservation. If you are going to stay at National Parks, this book is a must have. Rating: - Pretty good guideThis book includes all the national parks in the United States (as of mid-2008). Note that there are a few non-traditional parks in the system such as Hot Springs, which nonetheless get the same treatment. It even has the national parks in US territories (i.e., outside the 50 states), although the park for American Samoa barely gets two pages. All in all, the guide is pretty good at giving you overviews of each park, with maps and information on each. It tells you usually what the ... Read More |
